Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 66.1% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 73.6% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 49.6% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 72.2% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 93.6% less for housing
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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